30 PENTATOMID.5. 



55. CoptOSOma erOSUm, Montand. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxxiv, p. 131 



(1894). 



Body above black ; head with the lateral lobes from about in 

 front of eyes ochraceous, their extreme margin black ; pronotum 

 with the anterior lateral dilatations intersected by a black line, 

 anterior margin widely broken at centre, two transverse linear 

 slightly curved spots on anterior disk, and a spot at each lateral 

 ano-le, ochraceous ; scutellum with a large transverse spot on each 

 side of the basal callosity, followed on each side by a small basal 

 spot, and the margins, ochraceous ; scutellum also with a patch 

 near each basal angle, and a larger one on apical area brownish- 

 ochraceous and coarsely and darkly punctate. Bod}^ beneath 

 black ; head beneath, antennae, rostrum, legs, lateral margins of 

 sternum and abdomen, and a linear spot crossing apex of each 

 abdominal segment, ochraceous. 



Length 2| to 3 : max. breadth 2| to 3 millim. 



Bah. Burma ; Karennee (Fea). 



56. Coptosoma nepalense, WesUc. in Hope Cat. i, p. 17 (1837). 

 Coptosonia cii'cumscriptum, Ball, {iiec Germ.) List Hem. i, p. 63. 3 



(18ol). . ^ A 



Coptosoma cinctum, J ollenh. Faim. Ind. Neerl. \, p. 46 (1863).C>^^ i •■J 

 Coptosoma ohrosum, Montand. Ann. Mus. Civ. Ge)i. xxxiv, p. 138 



(1894). 



• Above shining black ; head with the lateral lobes in front of 

 eyes ochraceous, their margins narrowly black ; pronotum with 

 the lateral margins, intersected by an oblique black line at anterior 

 dilatation, and anterior margin broadly broken at centre, ochra- 

 ceous ; scutellum with a small spot at each end of basal callosity, 

 a small transverse spot near basal angle, and the lateral and 

 posterior margins, ochraceous. Body beneath black, the sternum 

 opaque ; antennae, rostrum, legs, lateral margins of sternum and 

 abdomen, and a linear spot — interiorly toothed — at end of each 

 abdominal segment, ochraceous ; coxae and bases of femora piceous. 



Length 3 : max. breadth 3 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim ; Mungphu {Coll. Dist.). Burma; Shwegu (i^ra). 

 — Apparently also found generally throughout the Malay Archi- 

 pelago. 



57. Coptosoma siamicum, Walk. Cat. Het. i, p. 89. 39 (1867) : Dist. 



A. M. A. H. (7) viii, p. 240 (1901). 

 Coptosoma coucinuula, bellula, & inclusa, Walk. loc. cit. pp. 94, 95. 

 Coptosoma sauudersii, Leth. i^'- Sev. Cat. Gen. Hem. t. i, p. 9 (1893). 

 Coptosoma sphserula (part.), Leth. i^- Sev. loc. cit. p. 9; Did. A. M. 



A^ if. (7) iv, p. 215 (1899). 

 Coptosoma minima, Atk. J. A. S. li. Ivii, p. 342 (1889); Kulg. 



Arch.f. Natunj. 190], p. 224. 

 Coptosoma pygmseum, Montand. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xl, p. 120 



(1896) ; Kiilij. Arch.f. Nattinj. 1901, p. 221. 



